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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Costume Sketchcirca 1947

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Fashion illustration in gouache on salmon paper, full-length figure shown from the back wearing wide-leg white pleated trousers, a halter top, and a large red hat decorated with white starfish motifs

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Costume Sketch, circa 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Russia, active France and United States, 1892-1990
Title
Costume Sketch
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1947
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (37.78 x 26.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.55
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York

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